Listing Text

SHILLINGSTONE
ST 8211 THE CROSS
(West side)

9/70 Burlton Cottage

II

Pair of cottages, now a single house, north-eastern cottage C17, south-western
cottage C18 with later extension of 1955. Earlier cottage is of irregularly
bonded brickwork with ashlar landing, later cottage in rubble, brick and flint.
Thatched roof. Brick stacks to ends of cottages, that to the left having a large,
stepped external chimneybreast. Older cottage is of a single storey with attic,
the later cottage is of 2 storeys. 4 irregular window range, Ground floor
openings have segmental brick heads, 2 and 3 light casements with horizontal
glazing bars. C20 part-glazed doors.

Internally the older cottage has remnants of the original roof structure which
may have been of cruck construction. (RCHM, Dorset, vol.III, p.241, no.10.)

Listing NGR: ST8237611302

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